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American Institute of Physics, Journal of Applied Physics, 10(114), p. 103503

DOI: 10.1063/1.4819210

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Influence of $n^{+}$ and $p^{+}$ doping on the lattice sites of implanted Fe in Si

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Abstract

We report on the lattice location of implanted 59Fe in n+ and p+ type Si by means of emission channeling. We found clear evidence that the preferred lattice location of Fe changes with the doping of the material. While in n+ type Si Fe prefers displaced bond-centered (BC) sites for annealing temperatures up to 600°C, changing to ideal substitutional sites above 700°C, in p+ type Si, Fe prefers to be in displaced tetrahedral interstitial positions after all annealing steps. The dominant lattice sites of Fe in n+ type Si therefore seem to be well characterized for all annealing temperatures by the incorporation of Fe into vacancy-related complexes, either into single vacancies which leads to Fe on ideal substitutional sites, or multiple vacancies, which leads to its incorporation near BC sites. In contrast, in p+ type Si, the major fraction of Fe is clearly interstitial (near-T or ideal T) for all annealing temperatures. The formation and possible lattice sites of Fe in FeB pairs in p+ Si are discussed. We also address the relevance of our findings for the understanding of the gettering effects caused by radiation damage or P-diffusion, the latter involving n+ doped regions.